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King’s, Cardiff and Nottingham law schools bag awards for pro bono efforts

Endeavours to promote access to justice recognised at annual LawWorks ceremony

May 13 2021 12:30pm

Dates announced for The Legal Cheek Virtual Pupillage Fairs 2021

The biggest and best virtual careers fairs for future barristers are back

May 13 2021 9:55am

Will office returns boost junior lawyer morale?

Mental Health Awareness Week: Heavy workloads coupled with lockdown isolation has left many trainees and associates struggling to cope

May 13 2021 9:02am

Students can spend upwards of £1,000 appealing SQE results

Cash refunded if errors are found

May 12 2021 1:04pm

Linklaters elects first female senior partner

Aedamar Comiskey joined the firm as trainee almost 30 years ago

May 12 2021 10:45am

Ropes & Gray set to ditch 5-day in-office week for UK associates

US player latest to adopt more flexible approach to lawyering

May 12 2021 9:16am

UCL law student joins cast of Made in Chelsea

Robbie Mullett made his debut on the reality show last night

May 11 2021 12:38pm

Fraudsters impersonate magic circle law firm on WhatsApp

Fake Linklaters texts concern a 'foreign business transaction'

May 11 2021 11:06am

Clifford Chance launches virtual work experience for sixth form students

Magic circle giant reaches out to 16-18 year olds

May 11 2021 9:34am

Supreme Court embargo-breaking barrister avoids prison

Tim Crosland slapped with £5k fine for leaking Heathrow judgment

May 10 2021 4:45pm

Bar group looks to tackle workplace abuse with ‘active bystanders’

All Rise project creates special pin badge as visible sign of support

May 10 2021 9:50am

Monday morning round-up

The top legal affairs news stories from this morning and the weekend

May 10 2021 8:20am

Virtual event TODAY: How to get into law as a career changer — with BCLP, Shearman & Sterling, 2 Temple Gardens and ULaw

Lawyers who’ve come into law from other industries share their experiences; taking place virtually on Thursday 13 May

May 7 2021 4:35pm

Aspiring barrister: ‘Should I accept an offer to study at an Ivy League law school?’

I've secured a considerable scholarship but the thought of taking on debt to cover the rest has left me with 'cold feet', one bar hopeful explains

May 7 2021 9:59am

Notorious RBG’s law school textbook set to fetch over £7k at auction

Has scores of handwritten notes in the margins

May 7 2021 9:18am

Best of the blogs

Weekly round-up of the top legal blogosphere posts

May 7 2021 8:36am

Bar exam bosses apologise for last summer’s chaos after damning independent review

Outside experts heavily critical of online set-up that left some students locked out and others urinating in bottles and buckets

May 6 2021 1:08pm

Bakers restores NQ solicitor pay to pre-pandemic £90k

City outfit cut salaries by £2.5k last summer

May 6 2021 11:32am

Hogan Lovells launches trainee mentoring scheme to boost retention of BAME lawyers

Group sessions to cover topics including 'relationship building' and 'overcoming Imposter Syndrome'

May 6 2021 10:12am